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Strategy Adds 811 BTC, Buys Back $208M of STRC, Saylor Confirms

Strategy acquired 811 BTC and repurchased $208M of STRC preferred stock, per Michael Saylor's X post dated November 2, 2026.

Strategy Adds 811 BTC, Buys Back $208M of STRC, Saylor Confirms
Eric Nkando
By Eric Nkando, senior writer · 2 min read · Published

Strategy has acquired 811 BTC and repurchased $208 million of STRC, Executive Chairman Michael Saylor wrote on X on November 2, 2026, putting the firm's total holdings at 849,327 BTC and $4.9 billion of USD assets as of November 1.

What Saylor's Post Discloses

Saylor's post is the operative disclosure here: Strategy, the Nasdaq-listed firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, added 811 BTC to its balance sheet and separately repurchased $208 million of STRC, the company's preferred stock instrument designed to fund further bitcoin accumulation. As of November 1, 2026, per the same post, Strategy's cumulative holdings stood at 849,327 BTC alongside $4.9 billion in USD-denominated assets.

The post does not break out the per-coin acquisition price, the financing source for the 811 BTC purchase, or whether the STRC repurchase was executed on the open market or through a separate redemption mechanism. Strategy has built its balance-sheet strategy around a mix of equity issuance, convertible debt, and preferred stock offerings including STRC, STRK, and STRF, each carrying different yield and conversion terms, but Saylor's November 2 post does not specify which instrument funded this particular addition.

This is a continuation of a pattern Strategy has followed for several years: regular, disclosed additions to its bitcoin treasury, often paired with capital-markets activity involving its various preferred share classes. The 811 BTC figure is modest relative to some of the firm's larger historical single-week purchases, and the $208 million STRC buyback marks an active use of the preferred instrument beyond its original issuance.

What the Disclosure Means for Holders of MSTR and STRC

For holders of MSTR equity and STRC preferred shares, the practical takeaway is that Strategy continues to treat bitcoin accumulation and capital-structure management as parallel, ongoing activities rather than one-off events. Saylor's post states the transaction figures directly but does not include forward guidance on future purchase cadence, and no additional mechanism details have been published through this post beyond the headline numbers.

Readers tracking Strategy's treasury strategy should note that the 849,327 BTC and $4.9 billion USD-asset figures are presented as of November 1, 2026, a one-day lag from the post itself, and that Saylor's account is, as of this writing, the only disclosed source for these specific figures. CoinsCipher will update this article if Strategy publishes a separate regulatory filing detailing the transaction terms.

Sources

  1. Saylor's X post confirming the acquisition — accessed Nov 2, 2026